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If the sky stands still, if the earth quakes, if there is famine, if there is pestilence, at once the cry is raised: Throw the Christians to the lions! So many to one?

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It is certainly no part of religion to compel religion.
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Nature Religion
It is a fundamental human right, a privilege of nature, that every man should worship according to his own convictions.
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Atheist Men Nature Prayer
The Christian does not hurt even his enemy.
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Enemy Hurt Religious
I believe because it is absurd.
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Believe Myself
Custom without truth is error grown old.
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Growth Old Truth
Nothing that is God’s is obtainable by money.
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God Money
For what war should we not be fit and eager, even though unequal in numbers, we who are so willing to be slaughtered-if, according to that discipline of ours, it was not more lawful to be slain than to slay?
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Discipline Law Willing
Divorce these days is a religious vow, as if the proper offspring of marriage.
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Divorce Marriage Religious
Truth persuades by teaching, but does not teach by persuading.
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Deep Inspirational Philosophy Teaching Truth
Can we not live without pleasure, who cannot but with pleasure die?
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Death Philosophy Pleasure
Men remain in ignorance as long as they hate, and they hate unjustly as long as they remain in ignorance.
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Hate Ignorance Men Philosophy
See how these Christians love one another.
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Love Religious Togetherness
The flesh feeds on the Body and Blood of Christ that the soul may be fattened on God.
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Blood Body Soul Spiritual
Let women paint their eyes with tints of chastity.
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Character Eyes Woman
Woman is a temple built over a sewer.
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Temples Women
It is absolutely forbidden to repay evil with evil.
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Evil Religious Violence

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